Printify Alternatives: 5 Print on Demand Options (2026)

Printify alternatives are worth a look when the provider network starts costing you: two orders of the same shirt look different, a provider runs late, or refunds eat the margin that low base prices were meant to protect. Printify is a strong pick for range and price, with 1,300+ products from third-party print providers. These five options fix the problems that network can create.

Printify vs the alternatives at a glance

Provider	Best for	Catalog	Cost to start	Production
Printify	Range and low base prices	1,300+	Free + optional $39/mo	Third-party network
Printful	Print quality and branding	Mid to large	Free + optional $24.99/mo	Mostly in-house
Gelato	Fast global delivery	Large	Free + paid tiers	140+ local facilities
Gooten	Home decor and wall art	500+	Free, no monthly fee	Partner network
Spreadconnect	Production speed	350+	Free	Spread Group facilities

Printful: consistent quality and branding

Printful prints most products in its own facilities, so quality does not depend on which provider you chose. It also has the stronger branding options: custom labels, packing slips and pack-ins. It is free to start with no monthly minimum. The optional Growth plan is $24.99/month, becomes free once you pass $12K a year in sales, and cuts product prices by up to roughly 33%. A t-shirt ships to the US for $4.75, plus $2.20 per extra item. Pick Printful when repeat customers and reviews matter more than the lowest base price.

Gelato: when customers are in many countries

Gelato routes each order to the nearest of 140+ print facilities in 30+ countries. Around 90% of orders arrive within about five days, which helps if you sell internationally and slow delivery is costing you sales.

Gooten and Spreadconnect: specialists

Gooten has 500+ products with a strong home decor, drinkware and wall art range, with no monthly or transaction fees. Spreadconnect, formerly SPOD, ships most orders out of production within 48 hours, with shipping priced on order value rather than item count.

One thing to know before switching

Printful and Printify belong to the same parent group, rebranded as FYUL in late 2025. Both still run as separate platforms with their own catalogs, apps and prices, so switching changes how your products are made, not who you do business with.

How to choose

Staying for price and range? Keep Printify and order samples from each provider. Want the same quality on every order: Printful. Selling across countries: Gelato. Home goods: Gooten. Our print on demand on Shopify guide covers setup step by step, and every option here plugs into Shopify, so if the store does not exist yet, start your free Shopify trial first. More swaps are in our tool alternatives hub.